Corum, Pete

PETE CORUM (AND RISING SUN)

  • From Burlington, North Carolina.
  • Real name is Jervis Corum. Pete is a nickname.
  • 1975, played bass with Lester Flatt and the Nashville Grass.
  • 1980, released “House of the Rising Sun” album on Programme Audio label. His Rising Sun band included former members of the Bass Mountain Boys and Jimmy Martin’s Sunny Mountain Boys.
  • 1988, performed in the Off-Broadway play “Cotton Patch Gospel” and appeared in the motion picture based on the play.